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Oldham County households are connected to high-speed Internet more than any other county in the state, according to data collected by the non-profit ConnectKentucky.

Nearly three quarters of Oldham County homeowners access broadband Internet, the highest proportion in the state. Statewide less than half of households with broadband availability are using the service, ConnectKentucky Executive Director René True said.

At a special meeting of the City of La Grange Monday night, council members voted against a resolution that provided for further safety improvements in regards to CSX.

In July, the council discussed several options for additional safety measures at railroad crossings in the city. They voted unanimously on a resolution at their July meeting to close the crossing at Second Street and install medians on First Street. This would allow them to adhere to Federal Railway Administration safety requirements and maintain its quiet zone.

Rocket Man Inc., based in Oldham County, sells beverages in stadium seating areas through walking vendors as a sub-contractor for foodservice concessionaires.

They have been a walking vendor at the Ryder Cup, World Series, Super Bowl, Kentucky Derby, NBA Finals and NCAA Final Four,

The Company is on track to achieve sales of $13 million in 2009 with operations in 20 major sports and entertainment venues, including eight stadiums, seven racetracks, two ballparks and several other music center and arena venues.

Oldham officials approved an interlocal agreement with Kentuckiana Works Tuesday.

The agreement between Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Bullitt, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Trimble counties for a Greater Louisville Workforce Investment area and board allows cooperation between the counties on a basis of mutual

advantage.

As part of the amended agreement adopted on Tuesday, the court voted to reduce the size of the Kentuckiana Works Board from 47 to 33.

Race officials, law enforcement personnel and government officials met Tuesday to discuss problems from the race and plan for next year. In all, the consensus is Ironman competitors and organizers encountered fewer problems than expected.

Norton Brownsboro Hospital opened Aug. 26 – the not-for-profit system’s fifth hospital in Louisville. The hospital is located in northeastern Jefferson County in Old Brownsboro Crossing, a retail, office and medical space development off Brownsboro Road, near Interstate 71 and the Gene Snyder Freeway, just east of The Summit shopping center.

A new plan for parks in Oldham County passed a hurdle Aug. 25 as members of the Oldham County Planning Commission gave approval.

The plan calls for nearly doubling the park acreage in the county with a wish list of about 600 new acres of parkland at a cost of about $72 million. While not all the elements of the plan may come to fruition in the near future, it is a blueprint of what’s desirable.